God said: I have made my children in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, they would be standing, when the world is standing, they will stand out, when the world stands out, my children must be outstanding and when the devil dares the world to be outstanding, my people will be the standards to be used!

Friday, April 25, 2008

There are at least 29 ways to know if you're Chinese. You will laugh at yourself when you read all of them.

1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and re-use the wrapping (and especially those ribbons)2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the grocery bags to hold garbage.5. You hate to waste food:-(a) Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them (your mom will give you a lecture about starving kids in Africa)(b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing6. You don't own any real Tupperware - only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers and jam jars7. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel8. You wipe your plate and utensils or wash them in a small basin of hot water before you eat every time you go to a restaurant9 . You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill12. You have a teacup with a cover on it13. If you're under age 20, you own a really expensive Walkman; if you're over 20, you own a really expensive camera14. You're a wok user15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached - it means they're fresh17. You never call your parents just to say, ' Hi '18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay indoors when you get sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked foods because such food is ' heaty'20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit 10 feet apart21. You always cook too much22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table23. You starve yourself before going to an ' All You Can Eat ' buffet24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry, electronics or computers25 . You own your own meat cleaver and sharpens it26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin27. You call a sausage a hotdog28. You wrap with napkins all the knives, spoons and forks of the airline that you fly on and put in your travel-bag as souvenirs29. You never forget to take with you all the unused bath and facial tissues when you check out from the hotel because you believe that you have paid for it allTags: Chinese, Funny, Humour

Hey, no fair! I am not even remotely Chinese, have no Chinese relatives, or am even remotely Asian at all (I come from Northern Europe and all my relatives too), and your list appeals to me more than 90%?

Where's the joke here and what is so "Chinese" about being frugal and health conscious?? :-)